AIDS/HIV News Archive
UM grad honoured for outstanding AIDS work in USA
December 1, 2020 —
Dr. David McEwan has been named the recipient of the 2020 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award, which annually honours a person who has made outstanding contributions to HIV/AIDS services in Hawai‘i.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM and University of Nairobi celebrate 40 years of high-impact collaboration
January 24, 2020 —
The University of Manitoba is marking the 40th anniversary of a research partnership with the University of Nairobi that has led to groundbreaking discoveries in the areas of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.
New hope in AIDS research
July 18, 2019 —
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has provided significant funding to two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences professors: Medical microbiologist Keith Fowke, and Obstetrics and Gynecology professor Adam Burgener
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
U of M researchers seek insight on HIV care in the North
April 25, 2019 —
A new interdisciplinary project, led by researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, aims to understand the differences between HIV care for Indigenous people living in northern Manitoba First Nations communities and in Winnipeg
The Conversation: Aspirin could help reduce HIV infections in women
November 20, 2018 —
Imagine if instead of targeting the virus, we could make people less susceptible to HIV
Frank Plummer honoured with Flavelle Medal
September 18, 2018 —
Royal Society of Canada honours Dr. Frank Plummer for his outstanding contributions to biological science
An aspirin a day may keep HIV away, U of M study finds
August 9, 2018 —
“These are highly promising results,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Fowke
On the history of infectious disease as an academic discipline
March 9, 2018 —
'We valued the opportunity to bring clinical microbiology to ill patients and make the lab an exciting venue for learning'
Q&A with David Barnard on U of M’s international affairs
February 21, 2018 —
Why do we do so much work abroad?
CBC: 1 in 5 Canadians infected with HIV doesn’t know it
December 1, 2017 —
'One in five Canadians infected with HIV doesn't know it, so federal scientists are looking for ways to make testing more accessible'